Capital and Finance: Theory and History (Routledge International Studies in Money and Banking) - Softcover

Lewin, Peter; Cachanosky, Nicolįs

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0367514559 ISBN 13: 9780367514556

Publisher: Routledge, 2022

Synopsis

This book applies finance to the field of capital theory. While financial economics is a well-established field of study, the specific application of finance to capital theory remains unexplored. It is the first book to comprehensively study this financial application, which also includes modern financial tools such as Economic Value Added (EVA®).

A financial application to the problem of the average period of production includes two discussions that unfold naturally from this application. The first one relates to the dual meaning of capital, one as a monetary fund and the other one as physical (capital) goods. The second concerns its implications for business-cycle theories. This second topic (1) provides a solid financial microeconomic foundation for business cycles and, also (2) makes it easy to compare different business-cycle theories across the average period of production dimension. By clarifying the obscure concept of average period of production, the authors make it easier to analyze the similarities with and differences from other business-cycle theories.

By connecting finance with capital theory, they provide a new point of view and analysis of the long-standing problems in capital theory as well as other related topics such as the use of neoclassical production functions and theorizing about business cycles. Finally, they emphasize that the relevance of their application rests on both its policy implications and its contributions to contemporary economic theory.

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About the Author

Peter Lewin is Professor of economics in the Naveen Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas.

Nicolįs Cachanosky is Associate Professor of economics at the Metropolitan State University of Denver.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2022
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0367514559
• ISBN 13: 9780367514556
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 162